Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 172 days 3 hours 22 minutes
The Relief Package and the Coronavirus Economy
As the economy crashes amid the coronavirus pandemic, Catherine Rampell, syndicated opinion columnist at The Washington Post, political/economic commentator at CNN and special correspondent at PBS Newshour, talks about the new federal government's relief
How New York Should Vote Now
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, today's Queens Borough President special election has been postponed, and many are calling for Gov. Cuomo to delay the presidential primary or switch to voting by mail. Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New Yo
Volunteering While Social Distancing
Gary Bagley, executive director of New York Cares the city’s leading volunteer organization, talks about how the immediate needs of New York’s most vulnerable citizens can still be met during the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as how New Yorkers can best hel
Covid-19 in Rikers
Almost forty cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed inside Rikers, a number that is expected to grow. Robert Cohen M.D., corrections health expert and member of the NYC Board of Correction, and Jose Saldana, director of the Release Aging People in Prison
The Latest on Coronavirus and PAUSE in NYC
Gothamist senior editor Elizabeth Kim and reporter and editor Christopher Robbins talk about the latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic in New York.
Managing Anxiety in the Pandemic
Lori Gottlieb, psychotherapist, Dear Therapist columnist for The Atlantic and the author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019), offers advice for handling anxiety as listeners share what's working for them. @BrianLehrer
The Politics of Crisis
USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page discusses how the White House and Congress are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout.
How Brooklyn and Queens are Preparing for COVID-19
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Interim Queens Borough President Sharon Lee talk about how their boroughs are preparing to face the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What Healthcare Workers Need
Lisa Baum, occupational health and safety representative for the New York State Nurses Association, takes calls from healthcare professionals on how they are managing in the midst of a global pandemic, and whether they are getting the supplies and the su
Brian Lehrer Weekend: Schools Close for Coronavirus Containment, Protecting Voters in a Pandemic, Ask an Epidemiologist: A COVID-19 Q&A
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them. Schools Close for Coronavirus Containment (First) | Protecting Voters in a Pandemic (Starts at 20:40) | Ask an Epidemiologist: A COVID-19 Q&A (Starts at 46:45) If you don't subscr